St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-10

Henry "A. Jones, OF Brooklyn, N. 1.
Aftera short delay at Minneapolis, the
line of travel was resumed for Lake
Minnetonka via WayZata and the
steamer st. Louis for the Hotel Lafay-
ette.
The visitors from the East were shown
all the points of interest along the bluffs
that bind its shores and extra precau-
tionS were taken to keep sharp look
out for the serpent, with the idea of
adding this monster to the attractions
of the day, but the monster kept out of
sight for this occasion. 1t was
+ a charming day and the ride
across the lake was thoroughly enjoy
able to all who participated, although
there was general sigh of relief when
the hotel was reached and an OppOrtun-
fatigues of the day of sightseeing, pre-
paratory to the banquet, which was to
be hitting finale of the trip to the West
by the solid men of Boston.
THE BANQUET.
The large dining hall of the Hotel
Lafayette was tested to its utmost
capacity when all the guests were as
Sembled, and after discussing the
elaborate menu, speeches in response to
tOasts were declared in order BY; Judge
Flandrau, who Officiated as toaStmaSter.
1.-The Commercial Club of Chicago was
the first regular toast, the response be-
ing made by the president of the club,
Mr.. A. G. Barrett, who said that the
grandchildren frequently tried con-
clusions with their grandparents, and
demonstrated that they knew more
than their elders about many things.
The fraternal relations and spirit of
good fellowship now existing between
the cities of Boston, Chicago, st. Paul
and Minneapolis had done away with all
occasion for jealousy, for progress was
merely going hand in hand with i'm
provement in developing the resources
OF this great country, and especially in
the Northwest. ST. Paul and Minneap-
oils might be holding the key to the
Northwest, but Chicago was at the out
to aid by every means in its power in
the work of development.
Judge Flandrau had called for the
second toast of the evening and an
nOunced it to be "The Commercial Club
of Boston," when there was a sudden
and unexpected interruption. Post
master John NJ. CorSe, who was seated
at the opposite end of the table
from the toaStmaSter, rose, and, after
demanding silence, asked that those
present should be allowed to finish
their dinner and then they would be in
condition to better appreciate the elO-
quence now pent up and seeking an out
let. This was plainly the wish of the
majority, and after some deSultOry ra-
marks it was decided to go on with the
banquet and let the speeches wait until
the audience was ready for them.
President Whitman, of the Boston
club, responding to the second toast,
1.-THE Boston Club" said the power that
had made it possible for his associates
to visit the great Northwest, as they
had done, was marvellous, aud due, in a
great measure, to a citizen of Chicago,
who had done SO much to make trans
portation easy and pleasant. His i'm
preston
OF THE TWO CITIES.
formed by the exhaustive tour of the day
was not so much their wonderful
growth, nor the active business men
before him who had SO contributed to
homes of the two cities. He was glad
when he found so much enthusiasm
manifested when the name of MaSsachu-
SettS was mentioned, for New England
had always been ready to send her sons
west, and it would be strange indeed if
her sons forgot where their fathers came
from. He was glad and so were his col
leagues that they had met the people of
the Northwest in the manner that they
had, and he hoped that they would con-
tinue to prosper in the future as they
had in the past.
1.-The Youngest Metropolis" was the
toast to which Hon. w. r. Merriam was
selected to respond, and he said it well
coined their visitors with open hands
and warm breasts. The principal reason
was because they were merchants, the
harbingerS of civilization, and these two
cities, st. Paul and Minneapolis, were
due to commercial men. Take every
thing, we have the cities of st. Paul
and Minneapolis and even Lake Mime
toka.
EX-Mayor Lincoln replied to the
second part of the toast, Boston" say
ing that he was present in dual
capacity, as an ancestor and an officer,
and, like the old woman in the shoe, as
he looked around him he felt he had so
many children he did not know what to
do. Still, he felt it incumbent upon
who had amassed SO much
by their own eXertionS that they
must do something for the community
in which they resided. Let that be their
motive in building up these wonderful
cities of the prairies, for now Boston
harbor and the Mississippi river were
bound together by bands of iron as
strong as those which hold together the
locomotive which bears travellers across
the continent.
Chicago was the subject of the next
toast and to this j. S. Lawton replied.
In a felicitous strain he referred to the
fact that he was not a commercial man,
but only lawyer, although he had not
I-at r1,f nd CCId ali 1l,,{
he wanted to visit the double
barreled phenomenon of the
Northwest which he found grow
ing up together like lovers from infancy
without a suggestion of jealousy. A
great deal had been claimed for Chi
cagO, and its men had been accused of
nothing modest enough. but now two
strong a rival was springing up of
which would be encouraged by every
possible means.
Representative ]. w. Gambler, of Bos-
ton, responded to the toast, Interstate
Commerce" and declared that the
strongest incentive towards the deveI-
Opment of country was individual in
terest. This was not an aggregation of
states, but nation, and it's people were
capable of solving any problem that
might be presented. This question of
interstate commerce was an important
topic and some satisfactory explanation
of its confusion was expected of him, but
such task was an impossible one for
him. Certainly it would be unwise for
the railroads to evade the law but
merely give it a trial. 1t was not a
question of commerce alone but of pa
triotism, and the people were bound
close together through their CONNER
cial relations. Moderation and care
muSt bp pyprciSpd in dealing with tbic
matter of interstate commerce, and it
would then be satisfactorily disposed of.
The long and short haul question was
turned over to the tender mercies of w.
NJ. Nelson, of Chicago, who was intro
duced as 'Our one honest commits